Acts 6

Acts 6:1

• [Translation pending]

Acts 6:2

• The twelve apostles called the
• So the twelve called the
• So the Twelve called the
• Then the Twelve summoned the
• Then the twelve summoned the
• So the Twelve called a
• So the twelve summoned the

• multitude of the
• whole group of
• community of the

• disciples and
• followers together and

• said, ‘
• said, “

• Itis not

• right for
• desirable that
• right that

• us to
• we should

• neglect the
• forsake the
• leave the
• give up preaching the

• word of
• Word of

• God to
• God and
• God, and
• God in order to
• God in

• serve
• wait on
• serve at
• order to wait on

• tables.
• tables;
• table.

Acts 6:3

• So,
• Therefore,
• So then,

• brothers,
• brethren,
• brothers and sisters,
• friends,

• select from among
• choose seven of

• you seven
• yourselves seven

• men of
• men who

• good

• reputation,
• standing,
• report,

• full of the
• full of the Holy
• filled with the

• Spirit and
• Spirit and of

• wisdom, whom
• wisdom.
• wisdom, and

• we
• We

• will
• may
• can

• put them in charge of this
• appoint to this
• appoint over this
• give them this
• put in charge of this

• task,
• task.
• duty.
• matter
• matter.
• matter;
• business.
• business;
• responsibility.
• work.

Acts 6:4

• but we
• But we
• We ourselves
• We ourselves,

• will devote
• will continue to
• will give
• will continue

• ourselves to
• devote ourselves to

• prayer, and to the
• prayer and to the
• prayer and the
• prayer and to
• prayer and in the
• prayer, and in the

• ministry of the
• serving—
• serving
• teaching the

• word.’
• Word.
• word.”
• Word.’
• word.

Acts 6:5

• The proposal
• This proposal

• pleased the

• whole
• entire

• group, so
• multitude, and
• multitude. And

• they

• chose
• chose these seven men:

• Stephen, a
• Stephen—a
• Stephen (a

• man full of

• faith and of the
• faith and the

• Holy

• Spirit—and
• Spirit, and
• Spirit),
• Spirit.
• Spirit,

• Philip,
• Philip and
• Philip, and

• Prochorus,
• Procorus,
• Prochorus and
• Prochorus, and

• Nicanor,
• Nicanor and
• Nicanor, and

• Timon,
• Timon, and
• Timon and

• Parmenas and
• Parmenas, and

• Nicolaus, a
• Nicolas, a
• Nicolaus (a

• convert to
• proselyte from
• proselyte of

• Antioch.
• Antioch,
• Antioch;
• Judaism.
• Antioch).
• Antioch),

Acts 6:6

• They
• whom they
• These they

• set before the
• presented to the

• apostles, who
• apostles who
• apostles; and after
• apostles, and after
• apostles; and when they had
• apostles: and when they had

• prayed and
• prayer

• laid
• they laid

• their hands on them.

Acts 6:7

• The word of
• The Word of
• And the word of

• God continued to
• God
• God was reaching

• spread, the
• spread: the
• spread. The
• spread; the
• spread, and the
• increased, and the
• increased; and the
• increased and the
• more and more

• number of
• number of the
• people. The group of
• group of

• disciples in
• followers in

• Jerusalem

• increased
• multiplied

• greatly, and a large

• number of
• group of

• priests

• became
• were

• obedient to the faith.

Acts 6:8

• And Stephen,
• Stephen
• Stephen,
• Stephen was
• Now Stephen,
• Stephen was a man

• full of
• filled with

• grace and
• faith and

• power.
• power,
• power to
• power, and
• power and

• performed
• did
• was performing
• do
• was doing
• He did

• great
• amazing

• wonders and
• miracles and
• signs and

• signs among the
• miraculous signs among the
• wonders among the

• people.

Acts 6:9

• [Translation pending]

Acts 6:10

• But they
• but they
• They
• yet they
• Yet they
• And they

• could
• were

• not
• not,
• unable to
• n’t

• withstand the
• able to resist the
• stand up against
• able to withstand the

• wisdom and the

• Spirit with which
• spirit with which
• Spirit by whom
• Spirit by which

• he

• spoke.
• was speaking.
• said.

Acts 6:11

• Then they
• then they
• So they

• secretly induced
• secretly instigated
• put up
• paid some
• secretly instigated some

• men to
• men, who
• men who
• men into
• people to

• say, “
• say, ‘
• said, “
• saying, “
• saying—‘

• We
• We have

• heard
• have heard

• him
• Stephen
• him say
• Stephen say
• Stephen speak

• speak blasphemous words against
• speaking blasphemous words against
• things against

• Moses and
• Moses, and
• Moses, and against
• Moses and against

• God.
• God.”
• God!”
• God.’
• God;

Acts 6:12

• They
• and they
• And they

• stirred up the
• incited the

• people, the
• people and the
• people, and the
• people
• people,

• elders, and the
• elders and the

• scribes; and
• scribes, and
• scribes,

• they came upon

• him, and
• him and
• him,

• seized

• him, and
• him and
• Stephen and

• brought
• took

• him before the
• him to the
• him into the
• him to a

• Council.
• council,
• council.
• Sanhedrin.
• High Council.
• high council.

Acts 6:13

• They brought in some men to tell lies about Stephen. They

• said, ‘This
• said, “This

• man

• is
• never
• does

• stops
• not stop
• always
• incessantly

• saying things against this
• speaking against this
• speaking blasphemous words against this

• holy
• Holy

• place and the
• place and against the

• law of
• Law of

• Moses.

Acts 6:14

• for we
• For we
• We

• have heard
• heard

• him

• say that this
• say that

• Jesus of
• Jesus the
• Jesus from
• Jesus, this

• Nazareth
• Nazarene,
• Nazarene
• Nazorean

• will
• is going to

• destroy this
• destroy the

• place and
• Place and
• place, and
• temple and
• Temple and

• change the
• alter the

• customs that Moses

• handed down to
• gave
• delivered to

• us.’
• us.”
• us;’
• us.
• us!”

Acts 6:15

• All who were sitting in the
• And all who sat in the
• And all who were sitting in the

• council
• council,
• Sanhedrin

• looked
• looking
• fastening

• intently at
• their

• him, and
• him and
• Stephen
• Stephen.
• Stephen and
• Stephen, and
• him,
• eyes on him,

• saw that
• saw
• they saw that
• They saw that

• his

• face was like the
• face looked like the
• face like the

• face of an

• angel!
• angel.